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Ilex Press acquires Landscape Photographer of the Year book

Ilex Press (part of Octopus Publishing Group) is delighted to announce the acquisition of Landscape Photographer of the Year.
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Jul 21

Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 14 will publish on 21st October 2021 in hardback.

The book will be a beautifully presented collection of images of the natural world from highly talented image-makers, both amateur and professional. Each image is captioned with the photographer's account of the inspiration behind the picture, coupled with the technical information on equipment and technique that shaped the photograph.

Richard Collins said of the acquisition: ‘I am delighted to be publishing this wonderful book, which is a stunning testament to the amazing skill and vision of the contest entrants, both amateur and professional. Now in its 14th year, the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition continues to go from strength to strength, with consistently strong sales of the contest’s accompanying books demonstrating the wide appeal of beautiful images of the British landscape. I am also very proud of the opportunity to work with the competition founder, Charlie Waite, who is an incredibly important figure in Landscape Photography. I am confident that this partnership between Ilex Press and the Landscape Photographer of the Year team will see this already very popular brand reach new heights of success.’

Awards founder Charlie Waite said: '‘Through our ongoing partnership with Ilex I look forward so much to introducing some of the greatest images of the British landscape to a wider audience.There is no doubt in my mind that I will see landscape photographer of the year reaching a much wider audience which has always been my wish. The distribution and promotion of Landscape Photographer of the Year award will be very considerable insuring that through some of the finest landscape photography, so many more people will be able to relish the wonderful and diverse nature of the British landscape.Photography has now become the people’s common language and I am so delighted to see Ilex embracing photography so wholeheartedly.'

To find out more about the current edition of the book, Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 13, please click here.

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